Shloka 27
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
नाममात्रेण तुष्येत छत्रेण च महीपति: । भृत्येभ्यो विसृजेदर्थान् नैक: सर्वहरो भवेत्
nāmamātreṇa tuṣyet chatreṇa ca mahīpatiḥ | bhṛtyebhyo visṛjed arthān naikaḥ sarvaharo bhavet ||
Vidura aconselha que o rei se contente com o simples título de “rei” e com o emblema régio da soberania, o pálio, em vez de cobiçar apropriar-se de tudo. Deve distribuir riqueza a seus servidores e dependentes, garantindo-lhes sustento e lealdade, e não se tornar um devorador solitário de todos os recursos.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should value the dignity of office over personal accumulation: be content with the status and symbols of sovereignty, distribute wealth to dependents, and avoid becoming a greedy all-taker. Good rule is measured by restraint and fair support of one’s people.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers counsel on righteous conduct and statecraft. Here he instructs the ruler that kingship entails providing for servants and dependents and not monopolizing resources, emphasizing ethical governance amid the political tensions preceding war.